U.S. President Richard Nixon's press conference at White House in Washington DC. A woman press reporter questions about exit of U.S. military units from South Vietnam. President Nixon details the most probable schedule of come out of different U.S. forces and advisors out of Vietnam.
U.S. Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt makes a visit to Holland. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt disembarks from an aircraft and is greeted by Dutch officials. She moves past cheering crowds lining the streets. Mrs. Eleanor poses for photographs. Accompanied by his son Elliott she moves past the cheering crowds.
The Korean War ends with the signing of an armistice by the United Nations and Communist negotiators in Panmunjom, Korea. Neutral observers arrive to oversee the armistice. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower announces the truce to the Americans in Washington DC. He counsels against over-optimism in the face of the major problems that remain.
The RAF (Royal Air Force) visits France to demonstrate to the foreign ally one of the most mobile emergency hospitals yet developed. An RAF Blackburn Beverley transport aircraft taxis at a French airfield. RAF officials seated at the airfield. Medical field unit members disembark from the aircraft. Equipment is unloaded by men and tents are set up. Men carry stimulated stretcher cases into the tents.
Map of Korea showing 38th parallel boundary. View of 38th parallel with the numbers "38" seen on the ground. The United Nations Commission meeting in Seoul. U.S. troops leaving the Korean peninsula. Aerial view of the harbor in Seoul. Fire and smoke in the mountains as North Koreans attack. South Korean soldiers marching into battle. Korean soldiers in trenches firing from hill top. The first Korean War refugees. The UN gathering at Lake Success, NY. General MacArthur receives the UN battle flag. Aerial view of the port at Pusan. U.S. troops landing in Pusan. A parade of troops led by U.S., U.N. , and Republic of Korea flags disembark at Pusan from a landing ship, number 222. U.S. troops firing weapons at North Koreans, including mortar, machine guns, and howitzers.
United Kingdom's King Edward VIII pays a visit to Royal Navy fleet, Portland. Royal Navy fleet in Portland harbor. The monarch passes lines of men standing at attention as King Edward VIII reviews sailors and marines aboard a ship.
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